Female Athlete Series: Part 1: Physiological differences between male and female triathletes

Triathlon Nutrition Academy · Aug 17, 2023 · 15m

Women are not small men.

We know that women are physiologically different to men. But how do they differ? And what does that mean when it comes to training for triathlon, coaching females and providing nutrition support?

We’re kicking off Part 1 of a new Female Athlete Series on the podcast with the physiological differences between male and female athletes:

Body Fat levels

Muscle mass and strength

Vo2max

Lactate Threshold

Thermoregulation

Fat Oxidation

Hormones

As you can see, there are lots of differences that we need to take into consideration.

There is no one size fits all. When we…